Identical Twins
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Painting Description
This eerie painting emphasizes the importance of twins in Yoruba culture. A little town in Oyo state called Igbo-Ora has been nicknamed the Twin capital of the World because of its unusually high rate of twin birth. It is reported that there are 158 twins per 1000 births in that town.? One of the locals in the town has once boasted that every family in the town has at least one twin. The twins are known as Ibeji in the Yoruba language. Ibeji is the name of an Orisha (god) who represents a pair of twins in the Yoruba religion of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The Yorubas in diaspora in the spirituality of Latin America however associate twins with Saints Cosmas and Damian. In Yoruba spirituality and culture, twins are believed to be magical and are granted protection by the god (Orisha) called Shango. In Yoruba language, the firstborn of the twins is called Taiwo while the second one is known as Kehinde. However, the second twin is regarded as the elder twin. Why? It is believed that Kehinde (the second) sent Taiwo (the first) to have a look at the world and judge if it is fit and beautiful before he/she comes in. Kehinde is short for Omokehinde which means ?the one who comes after Taiwo? or ?the second-born of the twins. Taiwo means ?the first to have arrived?.
| Dimensions (W by H) | 39 × 50 in |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kolawole Niyi |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Medium and Surface | Acrylic on Canvas |
| Painting Styles | Figurative, Geometric, Semi-Abstract |
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